Written questions
519 written questions tabled, most recent first.
24 Jun 2021 · Home Office
Immigration: EU Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that naturalised EU citizens are not incorrectly advised to apply inappropriately to the EU Settlement Scheme.
17 Jun 2021 · Home Office
Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims were decided within the 26-week period in (a) 2014, (b) 2018, (c) 2020 and (d) 2021 to date.
17 Jun 2021 · Home Office
Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims were decided in (a) 2014, (b) 2018, (c) 2020 and (d) 2021.
17 Jun 2021 · Home Office
Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims were received in (a) 2014, (b) 2018, (c) 2020 and (d) 2021 to date.
17 Jun 2021 · Home Office
Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff were allocated to processing asylum claims in (a) 2014, (b) 2018, (c) 2020 and (d) 2021.
16 Jun 2021 · Home Office
Immigration: EU Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to make funding available to support (a) late applicants and (b) people with pre-settled status apply for settled status.
16 Jun 2021 · Home Office
Immigration: EU Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to provide local authorities with reliable demographic data to support their efforts in relation to the EU Settlement Scheme.
16 Jun 2021 · Home Office
Immigration: EU Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent guidance has been given to local authorities as the EU Settlement Scheme deadline approaches.
16 Jun 2021 · Home Office
Immigration: EU Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the costs to local authorities of supporting residents with pre-settled status to secure settled status over the next five years.
16 Jun 2021 · Home Office
Immigration: EU Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the long-term costs to local authorities of supporting residents who miss the deadline for the EU Settlement Scheme.
16 Jun 2021 · Home Office
Asylum: Napier Barracks
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the steps necessary to prevent future covid-19 outbreaks at Napier Barracks.
16 Jun 2021 · Home Office
Asylum: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers living in high-risk environments have been offered a covid-19 vaccine.
16 Jun 2021 · Home Office
Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education to ensure that her Department's policies on visa renewals for international students are aligned with the International Education
16 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Immigration: Hong Kong
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government plans to take to ensure that people from Hong Kong arriving with BNO visas will be effectively integrated into UK society.
16 Jun 2021 · Home Office
Immigration: Hong Kong
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to offer a route to settlement for Hong Kong people, who, primarily through having been born after the 1997 handover, are not British National (Overseas) (BNO) status holders and ar
15 Jun 2021 · Home Office
Refugees: Resettlement
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of refugees who will be helped annually by the new UK Resettlement Scheme.
15 Jun 2021 · Home Office
Migrants: Detainees
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to reinstate (a) Action Access and (b) other alternative schemes to immigration detention.
15 Jun 2021 · Home Office
Asylum: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards are in place to protect unaccompanied children who are wrongly diverted to adult asylum support services.
15 Jun 2021 · Home Office
Asylum: Deportation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many pending readmission or transfer agreements to return asylum seekers the UK has with other countries.
4 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
British Nationals Abroad: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the Government's ability to return UK citizens who are abroad in the event of closure of UK borders.
24 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a timetable for adult social care reforms.
26 Apr 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Support for Mortgage Interest
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has plans to reduce the waiting period for universal credit claimants to receive support for mortgage interest payments.
23 Apr 2021 · Treasury
Small Businesses: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of business rates on small businesses.
21 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Accommodation: Females
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many temporary accommodation cells were installed in the women's prison estate since April 2020 as part of the Government's plans to limit the spread of covid-19 in prisons.
19 Apr 2021 · Treasury
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses HMRC has taken action against for not passing on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme support to employees.
19 Apr 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobseeker's Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the six month term for jobseekers’ allowance whilst furlough is in place.
19 Apr 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Temporary Accommodation
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people in receipt of contribution- based jobseekers’ allowance who are unable to migrate to universal credit as result of living in temporary accommodation.
19 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Travel: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing people to travel overseas to care for relatives during the covid-19 pandemic.
16 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether temporary cells were installed in women's prisons since April 2020 as part of the government's plans to limit the spread of covid-19 in prisons.
16 Apr 2021 · Department for Education
Languages: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the need to equip young people with language skills in preparation for international trade and commerce.
Source: official written-questions record.